Bag-fastener.



No. 889,046. PATENTED MAY 26, 1908. s. w. ROHN & R. N. SHELDON.

BAG FASTBNER.

uruonxou IILED AUG. 21, 1907.

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SAMUEL W. ROHN AND RUFUS N. SHELDON, OF NORWALK, OHIO.

BAG-FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL W. RoHN and RUFUS N. SHELDON, citizens ofthe United States, residents of N orwalk, in the county of Huron andState of Ohio, have made a certain new and useful Invention inBag-Fasteners and we declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains' to make and use the invention, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is an end view of the invention as applied. Fig. 2 is a sideview of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the invention. Fig. 4 is aside View of the same. Fig. 5 is an end view of the invention bent intoform the elastic or spread position of the arms being indi cated indotted lines.

The invention relates to means for fastening the mouths of paper bags orsacks in order that the contents may be kept intact, and it consists inthe novel construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter setforth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, the letter a,designates the sack, the mouth or open upper end portion of which isfirst turned or twisted to close such mouth or end and form a contractedapproximately cylindrical end. Over this contracted end is slipped ordropped the circular appliance b, which is referably formed of flat orsheet metal of pfiable nature, by having the central circular ortionstruck or stamped from a circular b ank leaving a flat Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed August 21, 1907.

Patented May 26, 1908.

Serial No. 389,493.

annulus or ring, the opening of which is designed to receive thecontracted or twisted end of the sack. This annulus I), which is quitethin, may have a central depression therein, shown at I), to serve as aguide in making the central bend therein.

In use, after the device is in place upon the sack it is bent upward inthe center with the thumb and finger of one hand into V-form in edgeview, when the tendency of the twisted end of the sack to expand will tosome extent force thetwo diverging semi-annular branch es 0, c, of thebent annulus apart without, however, forcing apart the bends d,connecting such branches, whereby the branches 0, c, of the annulus willclasp such twisted mouth in an elastic manner, the force of suchclasping action increasing with the expansion of the sack end and thespread of such halves.

In practice the mouth of the sack will be kept effectually closed andthe contents of the sack cannot escape.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

A bag fastener consisting of a thin pliable metallic clasp havingdivergent semi-annular branches and V-forni bends connecting saidbranches.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures, in presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL W. ROHN. RUFUS N. SHELDON.

Witnesses:

A. B. BOWEN, JOHN N. BEOHTOL.

